Uruguay Takes Case To The Hague

Uruguay was due to officially hand in a complaint against neighbor Argentina to the International Court of Justice in The Hague claiming that the failure of the government to halt blockades by Argentine environmentalists of the border between the two countries has been a “violation of the rule of international law” and has caused millions of dollars’ worth of damage to its economy. The complaint is the latest phase in the long-running dispute between Argentine environmentalists and the Uruguayan government regarding the building of two paper and pulp plants on the border between the two countries. Attempts to resolve the conflict at a presidential or governmental level have failed in recent months and Uruguay has felt compelled to seek international intervention.